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Link 8th Review of Humanitarian Action 1
The document presents three complementary studies on performance, impact and innovation. The reader will find information about performance mechanisms, based on the ongoing work of the Humanitarian Performance Project; impact assessments including a look at four case studies from ALNAP member agencies; as well as an in-depth study on innovations undertaken in international humanitarian response.
File CASPER Toolkit
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) Toolkit. Atlanta (GA): CDC; 2009.
Link PROTECT - Annex to the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza
In response to the H1N1 pandemic, the government of Australia amended their national plan for pandemic influenza to include an additional phase titled PROTECT. This phase represents a plan for action in addressing a pandemic that is mild to moderate in its impact, with special consideration given to vulnerable groups.
File Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines
Issue Brief - Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines (264K .pdf) Trust for America's Health, Center for Biosecurity, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
File Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (PDF - 4.97 MB) U.S. Department of Homeland Security Publication date: September 19, 2006
File Behavioural interventions for reducing the transmission and impact of influenza A(H1N1) virus
Behavioural interventions for reducing the transmission and impact of influenza A(H1N1) virus: a framework for communication strategies
Link Influenza A(H1N1)v in the southern hemisphere - lessons to learn for Europe?
Depoortere E, Mantero J, Lenglet A, Kreidl P, Coulombier D. Influenza A(H1N1)v in the southern hemisphere - lessons to learn for Europe?
Link Surveillance Group for New Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Investigation and Control in Spain.
Surveillance Group for New Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Investigation and Control in Spain. New influenza A(H1N1) virus infections in Spain, April-May 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(19):pii=19209.
Link School closure is currently the main strategy to mitigate influenza A(H1N1)
Sypsa V, Hatzakis A. School closure is currently the main strategy to mitigate influenza A(H1N1)v: a modeling study. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(24):pii=19240.
Link Influenza A (H1N1): A Wake-Up Call
Davey, V. Influenza A (H1N1): A Wake-Up Call. AJN, American Journal of Nursing: July 2009 - Volume 109 - Issue 7 - pp 25-27 doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000357163.33142.45
Link Towards a sane and rational approach to management of Influenza H1N1 2009
Towards a sane and rational approach to management of Influenza H1N1 2009 William R Gallaher Virol J. 2009; 6: 51. Published online 2009 May 7.
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Photo Credits
Link Bush Administration urges Liberia to push forward with elections
Bush Administration urges Liberia to push forward with elections. By: Browne, J. Zamgba, New York Amsterdam News, 00287121, 12/9/2004, Vol. 95, Issue 50
Link Gauging Liberia's Political Future Podcast
Gauging Liberia's Political Future by Robert Siegel. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jacques Klein, United Nations Special Representative in Liberia.
Link To Correct Rights Record, Liberia Sends Team to U.S.
October 10, 2006 Toni Randolph of Minnesota Public Radio on NPR. Audio describes the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission efforts.
Link Association of Combatant Status and Sexual Violence With Health and Mental Health Outcomes in Postconflict Liberia
"The article reports on the results of research which was conducted in an effort to assess the prevalence and impact of war related psychosocial trauma, including information on participation in the Liberian civil wars, exposure to sexual violence, social functioning and mental health."
Link Liberia: Focus for IDP returnees moves from conflict to development
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), Liberia: Focus for IDP Returnees Moves from Conflict to Development, 27 July 2007, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/46a9e0f72.html [accessed 28 September 2009]
Link Test Journal Article
Test Journal Article
Image Dr. Bazeyo
Dr. Bazeyo
Page Dr. Bazeyo Speaks to Participants
Dr. Bazeyo Speaks to Participants at Workshop in Kampala
Link How to Be a Smart Protege: Eight tips for setting up a network of mentors
 
Link Test Article 1
Test Article Link
Link Hiring Window Is Open at the Foreign Service
 
Link Suited for the New Diplomacy?
 
Link It's Not as Big a Leap as You Think
A list of myths and facts regarding the Foreign Service by Washington Post writer Lily Whiteman
Link Uncle Sam Wants You for Foreign Service
 
Link Why You Can’t Just Run Off and Join the Foreign Service
 
Link Liberia Country Profile, BBC News
BBC's comprehensive country profile of Liberia including demographics and history.
Link Peace Takes Hold in Liberian Capital
Former Ambassador John Blaney's perspective on the Liberian peace process.
Link Liberia: A Year of Slow Progress
 
Link Peacekeepers, Politicians, and Warlords: The Liberian Peace Process
John Mackinlay, Abiodun Alao and 'Funmi Olonisakin review Peacekeepers, Politicians, and Warlords, a United Nations University Press work on the global significance of the Liberian Peace Process.
Link Reuters Liberia Country Profile
 
Link Seeking a Peace Dividend in Liberia
Christina Holder of the Washington Times explains how Liberia's budding tourist industry is both a sign of post-conflict recovery and a glimpse of its stable future.
Link Liberia is Africa's Success Story
In 2005 Harvard-educated economist Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became Liberia's new president and marked the new area of peace in Liberia
Page Challenges to constitutionalism and democratic consolidation in Africa
Mangu, Andre Mbata B. (2005). Challenges to constitutionalism and democratic consolidation in Africa. Politeia (Unisa), 24(3), 315-334.
Page The surprising significance of African elections
Regardless of how free or fair elections across Africa have been, Steffan Lindberg explains how elections in Africa have a positive impact on civil liberties and democratic values.
Page Photo credit for Gary Lum Interview
 
Link A Needs-Driven Approach to Expatriate Adjustment and Career Development: A Multiple Mentoring Perspective
The author considers the beneficial effects of mentoring on the pre-departure, expatriation, and repatriation stages of those in international careers.
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Assistant Secretary for the Health Emergency Management Branch in the Office of Health Protection in the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing
Link Anthrax Fact Sheet
Anthrax fact sheet from the Australia Department of Health and Aging
Link Anthrax information from the CDC
Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases: Anthrax
Link Australia's Counter-Terrorism Measures
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's website concerning counter-terrorism measures
Link Australia Department of Health and Ageing
Australia Department of Health and Ageing's website
Link Australian Health Protection Committee
Website for the Australian Health Protection Committee
Link 2002 Bali Bombings
A BBC collection of news and analysis on the 2002 Bali Bombings
Link University of Queensland School of Medicine
University of Queensland School of Medicine
Link H1N1
World Health Organization website on the H1N1 pandemic
Link Len Notaras
Len Notaras wins best Individual Contribution to Healthcare in Australia
Link National Incident Room
Australia's National Incident Room
Link Public Health Laboratory Network
Australia's Public Laboratory Network
Link PROTECT
 
Link PROTECT Plan Details
Protect Phase - Annex to the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza
Page Four Styles of Leadership
This article highlights the leadership styles of four successful entrepreneurs in the private sector including BMW chairman Helmut Panke, Apple Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs, Wal-Mart chairman S. Robson Walton and YTL Corp executive Francis Yeoh.
Link Royal Darwin Hospital
 
Page Back to the future: partnerships and coordination for community health
Coordination is often key to the success of community health efforts.
Page Dynamic delegation: Shared, hierarchical, and deindividualized leadership in extreme action teams
Katherine Klein defines “extreme action teams” as -teams whose highly skilled members work together to perform urgent, unpredictable, interdependent, and highly consequential tasks while also coping with frequent changes in team composition. Successful teams can often attribute success to good delegation.
Video Snippet Lum Interview Introduction
DRLA Executive Director Ky Luu interviews Dr. Gary Lum, Assistant Secretary for the Health Emergency Management Branch in the Office of Health Protection in the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing
Video Snippet Lum on H1N1 and PROTECT
DRLA Executive Director Ky Luu interviews Dr. Gary Lum, Assistant Secretary for the Health Emergency Management Branch in the Office of Health Protection in the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing. Dr. Gary Lum discusses functioning of the Australian Health Protection Committee and rolling out the PROTECT phase as a response to the H1N1 pandemic.
Video Snippet Lum on Lessons Learned
DRLA Executive Director Ky Luu interviews Dr. Gary Lum, Assistant Secretary for the Health Emergency Management Branch in the Office of Health Protection in the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing. Dr. Gary Lum discusses lessons learned from the current H1N1 response.
Page Lessons to be learned from evidence-based medicine: practice and promise of evidence-based medicine and evidence-based education
Ten important lessons to be learned from the practice of evidence-based medicine
Page Coordination in disaster management
As vulnerability to disasters increases, so will the need for effective disaster management coordination. The author describes the future and challenges of disaster management and the role key actors will play in making coordination happen.
Image Pandemic Influenza Booklet
Influenza booklet from the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing
Image National Incidence Room
Website for Australia's National Incidence Room
Image Time 2002 Bali Bombings
 
Image Royal Darwin Hospital
 
Image Australia Map
 
Page How Leaders Can Prioritize Effectively
The author discusses the importance of the ability in leaders to set priorities. It offers guidance for incorporating prioritizing into strategic decisions and organizational objectives for leaders to be successful.
Image National Incident Room website zoomed in
 
Link Building Partnerships Inside and Outside the Organization
This chapter focuses on benefits for leaders of the future in building internal and external partnerships.
Image Flu Masks
 
Image Moazzam Malik Photo
Photo of Moazzam Malik
Link Department for International Development
 
Link Cyclone Nargis: One Year On
Short film on how the UK provided humanitarian assistance to those who survived Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma on May 2, 2008.
Link Humanitarianism and Suffering: The Language of Empathy
Excerpt from book edited by Richard Ashby Wilson.
Link Nelson Mandela Foundation
 
Link BBC: Mandela's Life and Times
A brief article by the BBC on Nelson Mandela's achievements and impact.
Page A Long Walk to Freedom
Autobiography of the former president of South Africa, part of which was written while secretly imprisoned by South Africa's apartheid regime.
Link After the Storm: Fighting Poverty in Conflict-Affected States
Brief summary on the strategy of the World Bank to combat poverty and conflict.
Link UN Central Emergency Response Fund
 
Link ASEAN’s role in the Cyclone Nargis response: implications, lessons and opportunities
Article in the Humanitarian Exchange Magazine by Yves-Kim Creac’h and Lilianne Fan
Link ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Link Post-Nargis Joint Assessment
Post-Nargis Joint Assessment - ASEAN - posted on Relief Web
Link Department for International Development: United Nations, Conflict and Humanitarian Division
Website for the United Nations, Conflict and Humanitarian Division within the United Kingdom's Department of International Development.
Link UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: Humanitarian Issues
Information on humanitarian issues from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Link The Bottom Billion
Oxford University Press website of Paul Collier's book The Bottom Billion.
Link Clare Short Website
Website for Clare Short, former Secretary of State for International Development in the UK.
Link NPR: The Art Of Language, Obama-Style
Article from NPR about the rhetorical style of Barack Obama and other Presidents. From February 11, 2009.
Link Muhammed Ali Biography
Brief biography on Muhammed Ali from the UK's Biography Channel.
Link International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
 
Link Summary of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015
Summary of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters
Link Information on the Hyogo Framework on PreventionWeb
This website provides reports and reviews of the Hyogo Framework and lists systems and platforms by which the framework operates.
Link Latur : A Long Journey
An article about the women who have emerged from the Latur Earthquake of 1993.
Link UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Website of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Link United States National Flood Risk Management Program
National Flood Risk Management Program, established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in May 2006.
Link Pacific Tsunami Warning System
Information on how the Tsunami Warning System (TWS) in the Pacific operates.
Link Haiti quake: thousands feared dead, many trapped
Associated Press article about the earthquake which struck Haiti on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.
Link Website of the UN Secretary General
Website of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
Link World Bank: Indonesia Tsunami & Earthquake Reconstruction
Information on tsunami and earthquake reconstruction in Indonesia from the World Bank
Link Biography of Dag Hammarskjöld, Recipient of 1961 Nobel Peace Prize
Biography of Dag Hammarskjöld, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961.
Link Press Release on Wahlström's Appointment to the UN
Press Release on Appointment of Wahlström as Assistant Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
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